Adolescent Quote by Charles Saatchi

Art is not a career - it's a life.

— Andy Goldsworthy

I know how difficult it is to make a career in the arts, but even if you don't make a career of it, don't…

— Dave Franco

I was really into artwork in high school and my art teacher made it clear to me that it's not really a career. She…

— Jack Larson

I think it's harder than ever to be an artist. I think that you end up, especially as a middle-aged person, you pay such…

— Dana Spiotta

“The desire to make art begins early. Among the very young this is encouraged (or at least indulged as harmless) but the push toward…

— David Bayles

The secret of a successful art career is to make more art that folks think they need than pieces they just want. When a…

— Jack White

I don't think you have to earn your income as an artist to be an artist. But if you are an artist, then art…

— Tony Kushner

I don't think it's about art being a career but it's about making sure that if art is something that you love, something that…

— Sarah Kay

For a young artist to really make it and make money is a lot more difficult these days.

— Norah Jones

“Artistic careers seem to attract a disproportionately high ratio of people with dysfunctional backgrounds, odd upbringings, multiple hang-ups, and exotic emotional deficiencies. In other…

— Graeme Thomson

Artists usually don't make all that much money, and they often keep their artistic hobby despite the money rather than due to it.

— Linus Torvalds

The work ethic at art school is completely different than the work ethic amongst people who get into music. People who paint, it's an…

— Nick Cave